Total Crime Rate
37.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stamford Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Newmarket East , and the 271st lowest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stamford Street (CB8 8JB) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Newmarket East average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stamford Street (CB8 8JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palace Street, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dick Perryman Court (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Dick Perryman Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | All Saints Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sovereign Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dick Perryman Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bunbury Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Palace Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bunbury Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Palace Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cardigan Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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